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I UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT L. PITNEY, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

. ROPE OR LINE CLASP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 295,802, dated March25, 1884.

Application filcd December 31, 1883. No model.)

Too/ll whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT L. PITNEY, of Washington, District ofColumbia, have invented a certain Improvement in Rope or Line Clasps,ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, making part of thisspecification, in which like letters refer to like parts in the device.

Figure 1 is a view partly in section of my improved clasp with the ropein position as in actual use. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the clasp,showing all of the interior parts. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of thesegmental brake, and Fig. 4 is a side view of the same, showing the pinson each side of the brake.

My present invention has for its object to provide a simple and reliabledevice for fastening ropes or cords, and to obviate the necessary delayin tying and .untying the same and the labor incident thereto.

My invention consists in a case, a clamp, and means for guiding thecord, and other particulars hereinafter described, to wit:

B represents a metallic case, formed with flanges b on each side,converging to a nar row throat at a and a, through which the cordpasses.

G is a segmental cam-lever, pivoted toone side of the case B by the-pin0, being provided with plain or serrated face, and with projec: tions orstuds d on each slde, which protrude through the slots 6 in the case Band cover A, for the purpose of releasing the cam-lever from the cord.In some instances I use the segmentalcanrlever G in duplicate, havingupon the outer. sides thereof the projections or studs d. H

A is the cover or plate, whichis fastened to the case B by "the rivets fand f. The upper one of the said rivets, f, being out of the centerline, serves as a guide in passing the cord through the case, when thetwo parts A and B are joined together, also to hold the spring 8. Thelower pin, f, also passes through the case and serves as astop for thecam-lever C. When the said lever is in position, as shown by the dottedlines, against the stop-pinf, the contour of the face of the cam-lever Gbeing the same as that of the flangeof the case, the space being greaterthan the thickness of the cord used, the said cord can be easilyinserted.

In introducing the cord through the case, the cam-lever is placed inposition shown by dotted lines. The cord is then passed through thethroat a, and in passing down strikes the pin f, which is at one side ofthe center line of the case, and acts as a guide in directing the cordbetween the face of the lever and the side of the case, thence passingdown and out at throat a.

By constructing the case with the narrow throats in line with eachother, and passing the cord through the said case out of this diupperend, thereby permanently binding the i cord until released by the leverthrough means of the stud or pin (1. Ihave also shown attached to thepin f a spring, 8, which passes around and acts upon the lower side ofthe lever O, to keep the said leverin contact with the cord. This springmay be dispensed with, as is evident from the description of theoperation above described. At the lower end of the case is aperforation, mintended for the purpose of attaching a tag or atag-holder.

Having described my invention, whatl claim is, to wit:

1. In a cord-fastener in which the cord passes out of a direct linethrough the case, the combination of a case provided with a narrowthroat at each end, and slots on each side, with a cam lever 0r leverspivoted at one side of the center of the case, and provided with a studor studs for releasing the same, substantially as set forth.

. 2. In a cord-fastener, the combination of a case provided with anarrow throat at each end and a pivoted earn lever on." levers, with apin located eccentric to the longitudinal center of the case, to form aguide for the cord, and also to assist in binding the two parts of thecase, substantially as set forth.

3. In a cord-fastener, the combination of a case provided with a pivotedcam lever or levers with a stop pin and a guide-pin that act as a stopto the cam lever or levers and as a guide to the cord, and also toassist in binding the two parts of the case, substantially as set forth.

ALBERT L PITNEY.

Vitnesses:

DUANE E. Fox, F. P. MoDEsMorr.

